Alex Irvine shows ceramic sculptors how to interpret facial expressions and effectively depict them in their work. Irvine provides in-depth information on the anatomy of the skull and the face and walks readers through ythe different stages of making both, from head building to the creation of facial features. He covers six universal facial expressions, happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, and disgust, and shows how you can portray nuances of each once you undestand the anatomy behind them. Irvine also provides options for finishing and firing., A gallery section of work from figurative clay sculptors offers extra inspiration--Cover.